Google Fusion Tables Turndown

One of the easy-to-use web databases on various smartphone applications is Google Fusion Tables. This has been effectively used especially in MIT App Inventor, Thunkable, AppyBuilder and others. So I was surprised at the email from Google that I received recently. In the mail, it was written as follows:

"we will be retiring Fusion Tables. We plan to turn down Fusion Tables and the Fusion Tables API on December 3, 2019. .... Maps using the Fusion Tables Layer in the Maps JavaScript API v3.37 will start to see errors in August 2019."

please see also MIT App Inventor Forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mitappinventortest/Z5ft8KY93O4

Famous Pizza Party app based on Fusion Tables

In other words, the day we have to say good-by to FusionTables is coming! Besides this, there is also a key-value type Tiny WebDB as a web database that can be used from a smartphone. However, this Fusion Tables is a highly versatile SQL type, and furthermore it was superior in visualization and cooperation with maps. Retiring this valuable database makes us sad.

Let's write some memories of Fusion Tables. As an example of App Inventor app, Pizza Party using this was famous. Below are excellent commentaries, which many enthusiasts were able to create their own applications based on.

http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/pizzaparty.html

In addition, the following Pura Vida Apps (by Taifun) has responded to various troubles in using Fusiontables. Many users will also appreciate it.

"Frequently Made Errors with Fusion Tables and how to fix them"
"How to use the Service account option to connect to a Fusion Tables"
https://puravidaapps.com/fusionservice.php

Currently, with smartphone applications, more advanced Firebase DB and CloudDB can be used. Actually in App Inventor, those functions are either built in as standard or provided as one of Extensions. In the future, these will gradually be used. 

Thank you Google Fusion Tables!

WebDB expected as a successor to Fusion Tables